Bicentenary Poems and Prose

The Way I Wrote These 200 Poems

The Way I Wrote These 200 Poems:
To the Blessed Beauty

Before I began
I said the prayer for teaching
which 'Abdu'l-Baha
revealed for the Western States.

As I wrote the poems,
I meditate
upon the revealed Word of God,
then I contemplated each line and verse,

I considered
the way the poem looked
on the page,
and wondered
what the reader would think
about the odes I wrote.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is Poem 6 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty.